subdue (verb)
21beat out — verb 1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (Freq. 2) Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship We beat the competition Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game • Syn: ↑beat, ↑crush, ↑shell, ↑ …
22choke off — verb 1. suppress (Freq. 2) He choked down his rage • Syn: ↑choke down, ↑choke back • Hypernyms: ↑suppress, ↑stamp down, ↑inhibit, ↑ …
23hold in — verb 1. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits (Freq. 1) moderate your alcohol intake hold your tongue hold your temper control your anger • Syn: ↑control, ↑ …
24hush up — verb 1. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error Let s not whitewash the crimes of Stalin She tried to gloss over her mistakes • Syn: ↑whitewash, ↑gloss over, ↑sleek over • Derivationally related forms: ↑whitewash …
25twitch — verb 1》 make or cause to make a short, sudden jerking movement. 2》 use a twitch to subdue (a horse). noun 1》 a twitching movement. 2》 a pang: he felt a twitch of annoyance. 3》 a small noose attached to a stick, which may be twisted around the… …
26choke back — verb suppress He choked down his rage • Syn: ↑choke off, ↑choke down • Hypernyms: ↑suppress, ↑stamp down, ↑inhibit, ↑subdue, ↑conquer, ↑ …
27allay — verb Etymology: Middle English alayen, from Old English ālecgan, from ā (perfective prefix) + lecgan to lay more at abide, lay Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity ; …
28mortify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English mortifien, from Anglo French mortifier, from Late Latin mortificare, from Latin mort , mors Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. obsolete to destroy the strength, vitality, or functioning of 2. to… …
29repress — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French represser, from Latin repressus, past participle of reprimere to check, from re + premere to press more at press Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to check by or as if by pressure ; curb <… …
30burke — verb 1. murder without leaving a trace on the body • Hypernyms: ↑murder, ↑slay, ↑hit, ↑dispatch, ↑bump off, ↑off, ↑polish off, ↑remove • Verb Fr …
